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#AFABA8

Greige · light neutral

About #AFABA8

#AFABA8 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 67% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.5), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8ACAF (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green171
Blue168

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AFABA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AFABA8.
2.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AFABA8.
9.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFABA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFABA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACABA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADACA8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1AAAA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFABA8?

#AFABA8 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 67% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AFABA8?

Use black text. Black on #AFABA8 has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFABA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8ACAF, and analogous partners are #AFA8A9 and #AFAFA8.